| The American automobile industry began in
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| | Any mechanic in love with automobiles
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| the early 20th century and has been a
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| | would love to work on some of the classic
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| huge factor in creating the society we
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| | antique models of the past. What car
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| live in today. It was the driving factor
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| | fanatic wouldn't love to turn up the hood
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| in creating the system of superhighways
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| | of a Model T Ford and customize it to
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| linking the country together. It was the
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| | their specifications? Or create their own
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| driving force in the creation of the
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| | unique "hot rod" from the shell of a
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| suburbs, many of which you can only get
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| | discarded antique auto. And who wouldn't
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| to by car. And, on the negative side, it
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| | want to play with an engine that is real
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| can be argued, that it was the primal
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| | high performance?
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| force in helping to speed the breakup of
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| | They See it as an Investment
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| the nuclear family. It made travel so
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| | If you know the market, know a good
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| easy that it became almost trivial for
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| | mechanic or are a good mechanic yourself,
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| family members to move cross country and
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| | and are good at finding deals - finding,
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| start a family unit in an entirely new
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| | repairing, and reselling antique
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| state.
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| | automobiles can be an excellent
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| Antique car collecting and restoration is
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| | investment - or speculation. Like any
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| a hobby practiced by people all over the
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| | other form of investment, there are
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| world. Even American celebrities fall in
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| | cycles. There are times when the market
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| love with them. Jay Leno, in addition to
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| | is flooded with sellers and few buyers.
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| hosting the Tonight Show, is known for
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| | And conversely, there are times when you
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| his huge collection of antique cars and
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| | have many buyers vying for the same model
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| motorcycles going all the way back to the
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| | of car. The key is knowing when to buy,
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| early 20th century. Past stars know for
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| | when to sell, and what to look for.
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| their love of cars are Larry Hagman and
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| | Nostalgia
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| Steve McQueen.
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| | One of the reasons people love antique
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| But you don't have to be a celebrity to
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| | cars is that, for them, it brings back
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| love antique cars. People collect them
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| | childhood or teenage memories. Maybe they
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| for various reasons.
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| | had their first date in that car, or that
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| They Love the Attention
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| | is the car the family when on annual
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| Do you have a spit polished Model T Ford
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| | picnics, or maybe it was the car to have
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| sitting in your garage? Try driving that
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| | when they were young but they couldn't
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| car down virtually any street in America
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| | afford it. The nostalgia market is worth
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| and it is almost guaranteed people will
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| | billions of dollars and those longing for
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| stop and stare at it. The same will be
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| | the antique autos of their youth account
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| true for almost any classic antique car.
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| | for only a small piece of it.
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| If you love being the center of
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| | Pursuing a love of antique autos is just
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| attention, this is one surefire way to
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| | another way of looking fondly and
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| achieve it.
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| | nostalgically back at our culture and
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| They Love Tinkering
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| | remembering our country's history.
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